Method and apparatus for controlling rectifier

ABSTRACT

A method for controlling a rectifier includes determining reactive power and active power according to sampled voltages and sampled currents of a three-phase alternating current signal, determining given active power according to a given voltage and a sampled voltage of a direct current signal, determining a target voltage vector for model predictive control according to the active power, the reactive power, the given active power, and a damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model, performing the model predictive control according to the target voltage vector to obtain a control signal for the rectifier, and controlling the rectifier according to the control signal.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of International Application No.PCT/CN2022/073714, filed on Jan. 25, 2022, the entire content of whichis incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present application relates to the field of power electronics, andmore particularly to a method and an apparatus for controlling arectifier.

BACKGROUND

An ideal power system continuously supplies stable and reliable electricenergy to a user at a standard sine wave with a rated voltage and aconstant frequency (50 Hz or 60 Hz). With the development of industrialtechnology and the needs of production, especially the development ofpower electronic technology in recent decades, most of the electricenergy supplied by the power system is supplied to power consumptiondevices for use after secondary transformation of the power electronictechnology.

There may be a phenomenon of weak grid due to impedance of a powertransmission line, which causes a rectifier to fail to output a stablecurrent when the rectifier in the weak grid is connected to the grid.

SUMMARY

The present application provides a method and an apparatus forcontrolling a rectifier, which could enable the rectifier to output astable current when the rectifier in a weak grid is connected to thegrid.

In a first aspect of the present application, a method for controlling arectifier is provided, and the rectifier is configured to convert athree-phase alternating current signal into a direct current signal. Themethod includes: determining active power and reactive power accordingto sampled voltages and sampled currents of the three-phase alternatingcurrent signal; determining given active power according to a givenvoltage and a sampled voltage of the direct current signal; determininga target voltage vector for model predictive control according to theactive power, the reactive power and the given active power as well as aHamiltonian dissipative model with injected damping; performing themodel predictive control according to the target voltage vector, toobtain a control signal for the rectifier; and controlling the rectifieraccording to the control signal.

In the embodiments of the present application, the rectifier iscontrolled by combining the damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipativemodel with the model predictive control. Due to damping injected, theHamiltonian dissipative model can weaken impedance of a powertransmission line and play a role of enhancing stability of a system,and the model predictive control can compensate for the defect of aslightly slow dynamic response of the Hamiltonian dissipative model andaccelerate the response time of the system. Therefore, the abovesolution could effectively control the rectifier to output a stablecurrent.

In some possible embodiments, the determining a target voltage vectorfor model predictive control according to the active power, the reactivepower and the given active power as well as a damping-injectedHamiltonian dissipative model, includes: determining a d-axis componentand a q-axis component of the target voltage vector according to theactive power, the reactive power and the given active power as well asand the damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model; and transformingthe d-axis component and the q-axis component of the target voltagevector into an α-axis component and a β-axis component of the targetvoltage vector through inverse Park transformation.

In the embodiments of the present application, the target voltage vectorfor model predictive control is determined through the damping-injectedHamiltonian dissipative model, and the system response can beaccelerated using rolling optimization of the model predictive control.

In some possible embodiments, the d-axis component V_(d) and the q-axiscomponent V_(q) of the target voltage vector are respectively:

${V_{d} = {E_{m} - {\frac{2}{3}L_{g}\frac{P^{*}}{E_{m}}} + {\frac{2}{3}\omega L_{g}\frac{Q}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{g}\frac{P^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{i}\frac{\left( {P^{*} - P} \right)}{E_{m}}}}},{and}$${V_{q} = {{{- \frac{2}{3}}L_{g}\frac{Q^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}\omega L_{g}\frac{P}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{g}\frac{Q^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{i}\frac{\left( {Q^{*} - Q} \right)}{E_{m}}}}},$${{{where}E_{m}} = \sqrt{E_{\alpha}^{2} + E_{\beta}^{2}}},$

E_(α) and Eβ are voltages of an orthogonal stationary coordinate system,R_(i) is injected damping, P* is the given active power, P is the activepower, Q* is given reactive power, Q is the reactive power, ω is anangular frequency of the three-phase alternating current signal, L_(g)is a three-phase alternating current reactor inductance value of thethree-phase alternating current signal, and R_(g) is a three-phasealternating current reactor resistance value of the three-phasealternating current signal.

In the embodiments of the present application, the impedance of the linecan be weakened and the stability of the system can be enhanced throughan equation of state after damping is injected into a public accesspoint.

In some possible embodiments, the performing the model predictivecontrol according to the target voltage vector, to obtain a controlsignal for the rectifier, includes: determining a voltage vector closestto the target voltage vector; and serving a control signal correspondingto the voltage vector closest to the target voltage vector as thecontrol signal for the rectifier.

In the embodiments of the present application, after the target voltagevector is obtained, the voltage vector closest to the target voltagevector is sought within a specified range, and the control signalcorresponding to the voltage vector is applied to the rectifier withoutother modulation strategies, which is insensitive to the grid frequency,and can keep stable under the working condition of wide fluctuation ofthe frequency.

In some possible embodiments, the control signal for the rectifiersatisfies:

S _(opt)=argmin_(s)(V _(α) ^(p)(S)−V _(α))²+(V _(β) ^(p)(S)−V _(β))²,

-   -   where S represents the control signal, V_(a) ^(p)(S) and V_(β)        ^(p)(S) are functions of S,

${\begin{pmatrix}{V_{\alpha}^{p}(S)} \\{V_{\beta}^{p}(S)}\end{pmatrix} = {\frac{2}{3}\begin{pmatrix}1 & {- \frac{1}{2}} & {- \frac{1}{2}} \\0 & \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} & {- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}\end{pmatrix}{SV}_{dc}}},{S = \begin{pmatrix}S_{a} \\S_{b} \\S_{c}\end{pmatrix}},{S_{x} \in \left\{ {0,1} \right\}},{x = \left\{ {a,b,c} \right\}},$

-   -    and V_(α) and V_(β) are an α-axis component and a β-axis        component of the target voltage vector.

Based on the above solution, the voltage vector closest to the targetvoltage vector can be determined, and then the control signal for therectifier is obtained.

In some possible embodiments, the determining active power and reactivepower according to sampled voltages and sampled currents of thethree-phase alternating current signal, includes: transforming thesampled voltages and the sampled currents of the three-phase alternatingcurrent signal into orthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages andorthogonal stationary coordinate system currents through Clarktransformation; and determining the active power and the reactive poweraccording to the orthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages andthe orthogonal stationary coordinate system currents.

In the embodiments of the present application, the voltage and currentvalues of the three-phase alternating current signal and the orthogonalstationary coordinate system voltage and current values can betransformed to each other through Clark transformation.

In some possible embodiments, the active power P and the reactive powerQ are respectively:

P=E _(α) *I _(α) +E _(β) *I _(β) , Q=E _(β) *I _(α) −E _(α) *I _(β)

-   -   where E_(α) and E_(β) are the orthogonal stationary coordinate        system voltages; and I_(α) and I_(β) are the orthogonal        stationary coordinate system currents.

In the embodiments of the present application, according to the voltagevalues and the current values of the orthogonal stationary coordinatesystem obtained after the Clarke transformation, the active power P andthe reactive power Q are further obtained, to be introduced into thedamping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model to obtain the targetvoltage vector.

In some possible embodiments, the determining given active poweraccording to a given voltage and a sampled voltage of the direct currentsignal, includes: determining the given active power according to thegiven voltage and the sampled voltage of the direct current signal aswell as a proportional integral controller.

In the embodiments of the present application, the given active power isobtained according to the calculation by the proportional integralcontroller in an outer loop of the system voltage, and the given activepower value is a stable value of the active power after a period.

In some possible embodiments, the given active power is an output of theproportional integral controller, and a proportional integral transferfunction of the proportional integral controller is:

${F(s)} = {K_{p} + \frac{K_{i}}{s}}$

-   -   where an input of the proportional integral controller is        V*_(dc)—V_(dc), and V*_(dc) and V_(dc) are respectively the        given voltage and the sampled voltage of the direct current        signal; and K_(p) and K_(i) are respectively a proportional gain        and an integral gain.

In a second aspect of the present application, an apparatus forcontrolling a rectifier is provided, and the rectifier is configured toconvert a three-phase alternating current signal into a direct currentsignal. The apparatus includes: an acquiring module configured toacquire sampled voltages and sampled currents of the three-phasealternating current signal and a given voltage and a sampled voltage ofthe direct current signal; a processing module configured to: determineactive power and reactive power according to the sampled voltages andthe sampled currents of the three-phase alternating current signal;determine given active power according to the given voltage and thesampled voltage of the direct current signal; determine a target voltagevector for model predictive control according to the active power, thereactive power and the given active power as well as a damping-injectedHamiltonian dissipative model; and perform the model predictive controlaccording to the target voltage vector, to obtain a control signal forthe rectifier; and a control module configured to control the rectifieraccording to the control signal.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module is configured to:determine a d-axis component and a q-axis component of the targetvoltage vector according to the active power, the reactive power and thegiven active power as well as the damping-injected Hamiltoniandissipative model; and transform the d-axis component and the q-axiscomponent of the target voltage vector into an α-axis component and aβ-axis component of the target voltage vector according to inverse Parktransformation.

In some possible embodiments, an α-axis component and a β-axis componentof the target voltage vector are respectively:

${V_{d} = {E_{m} - {\frac{2}{3}L_{g}\frac{P^{*}}{E_{m}}} + {\frac{2}{3}\omega L_{g}\frac{Q}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{g}\frac{P^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{i}\frac{\left( {P^{*} - P} \right)}{E_{m}}}}},{and}$${V_{q} = {{{- \frac{2}{3}}L_{g}\frac{Q^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}\omega L_{g}\frac{P}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{g}\frac{Q^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{i}\frac{\left( {Q - Q} \right)}{E_{m}}}}},{where}$${E_{m} = \sqrt{E_{\alpha}^{2} + E_{\beta}^{2}}},$

E_(α) and E_(β) are orthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages,R_(i) is injected damping, P* is the given active power, P is the activepower, Q* is given reactive power, Q is the reactive power, ω is anangular frequency of the three-phase alternating current signal, L_(g)is a three-phase alternating current reactor inductance value of thethree-phase alternating current signal, and R_(g) is a three-phasealternating current reactor resistance value of the three-phasealternating current signal.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module is configured to:determine a voltage vector closest to the target voltage vector; andserve a control signal corresponding to the voltage vector closest tothe target voltage vector as the control signal for the rectifier.

In some possible embodiments, the control signal for the rectifiersatisfies:

S _(opt)=argmin_(s)(V _(α) ^(p)(S)−V _(α))²+(V _(β) ^(p)(S)−V _(β))²,

-   -   where S represents the control signal, V_(a) ^(p)(S) and V_(β)        ^(p)(S) are functions of S,

${\begin{pmatrix}{V_{\alpha}^{p}(S)} \\{V_{\beta}^{p}(S)}\end{pmatrix} = {\frac{2}{3}\begin{pmatrix}1 & {- \frac{1}{2}} & {- \frac{1}{2}} \\0 & \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} & {- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}\end{pmatrix}{SV}_{dc}}},$ ${S = \begin{pmatrix}S_{a} \\S_{b} \\S_{c}\end{pmatrix}},{S_{x} \in \left\{ {0,1} \right\}},{x = \left\{ {a,b,c} \right\}},$

-   -    and V_(α) and V_(β) are an α-axis component and a β-axis        component of the target voltage vector.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module is configured to:transform the sampled voltages and the sampled currents of thethree-phase alternating current signal into orthogonal stationarycoordinate system voltages and orthogonal stationary coordinate systemcurrents through Clark transformation; and determine the active powerand the reactive power according to the orthogonal stationary coordinatesystem voltages and the orthogonal stationary coordinate systemcurrents.

In some possible embodiments, the active power P and the reactive powerQ are respectively:

P=E _(α) *I _(α) +E _(β) *I _(β) , Q=E _(β) *I _(α) −E _(α) *I _(β)

-   -   where E_(α) and E_(β) are the orthogonal stationary coordinate        system voltages; and I_(α) and I_(β) are the orthogonal        stationary coordinate system currents.

In some possible embodiments, the processing module is configured to:determine the given active power according to the given voltage and thesampled voltage of the direct current signal as well as a proportionalintegral controller.

In some possible embodiments, the given active power is an output of theproportional integral controller, and a proportional integral transferfunction of the proportional integral controller is:

${F(s)} = {K_{p} + \frac{K_{i}}{s}}$

-   -   where an input of the proportional integral controller is        V*_(dc)−V_(dc), and V*_(dc) and V_(dc) are respectively the        given voltage and the sampled voltage of the direct current        signal; and K_(p) and K_(i) are respectively a proportional gain        and an integral gain.

In a third aspect of the present application, an apparatus forcontrolling a rectifier is provided, including a processor and a memory,the memory is configured to store a computer program, and the processoris configured to call the computer program to execute the method in thefirst aspect or any possible implementation manner of the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect of the present application, a computer-readablestorage medium is provided, and configured to store a computer program,and the computer program is configured to execute the method in theabove first aspect or any possible implementation manner of the firstaspect.

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In order to illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of thepresent application more clearly, brief description will be made belowto the accompanying drawings required in the embodiments of the presentapplication. Apparently, the accompanying drawings described below aresome embodiments of the present application only, and other drawingscould be obtained based on these accompanying drawings by those ordinaryskilled in this art without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of a method forcontrolling a rectifier disclosed in an embodiment of the presentapplication;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for controlling a rectifierdisclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is an architecture diagram of a method for controlling arectifier disclosed in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a method for controlling a rectifierdisclosed in an embodiment of the present application; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of an apparatus for controlling arectifier disclosed in an embodiment of the present application.

In the accompanying drawings, the accompanying drawings are notnecessarily drawn to actual scale.

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To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of theembodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutionsin the embodiments of the present application will be described clearlybelow with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments ofthe present application. Apparently, the described embodiments aremerely some but not all of the embodiments of the present application.All the other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the artbased on the embodiments of the present application without anyinventive effort shall fall within the scope of protection of thepresent application.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in thepresent application have the same meanings as those commonly understoodby those skilled in the art to which the present application belongs.The terms used in the specification of the present application aremerely for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, but are notintended to limit the present application. The terms “comprising” and“having” and any variations thereof in the specification and the claimsof the present application as well as the brief description of thedrawings described above are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.The terms such as “first” and “second” in the specification and theclaims of the present application as well as the drawings describedabove are used to distinguish different objects, and shall not be usedto indicate a specific order or primary-secondary relationship.

The phrase “embodiment” mentioned in the present application means thatthe specific features, structures, or characteristics described withreference to the embodiment may be included in at least one embodimentof the present application. The phrase at various locations in thespecification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, or anindependent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive fromanother embodiment. Those skilled in the art understand, in explicit andimplicit manners, that the embodiments described in the presentapplication may be combined with another embodiment.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that,unless explicitly specified and defined otherwise, the terms“installation”, “interconnection”, “connection”, “attachment” and“arrangement” should be understood in a broad sense; for example, theymay be either a fixed connection, or a detachable connection, or anintegrated connection; and they may be either a direct connection, anindirect connection through an intermediate medium, or communicationbetween interiors of two elements. Those of ordinary skill in the artmay appreciate the specific meanings of the foregoing terms in thepresent application according to specific conditions.

In the present application, the term “and/or” is only an associationrelation describing associated objects, which means that there may bethree relations. For example, A and/or B may represent three situations:A exists alone, both A and B exist, and B exists alone. In addition, thecharacter “/” in the present application generally indicates that theassociated objects before and after the character are in an “or”relationship.

Due to impedance of a power transmission line, the phenomenon of weakgrid often occurs in remote areas and rural areas, and when a rectifieris running, the terminal voltage at the grid-connected port of therectifier is not equal to the actual voltage of the grid, therebyresulting in phenomena of instable resonance and frequency, and thelike. At present, there are two main methods to deal with thisphenomenon: one is to modify the rectifier itself that produce harmonicsand reactive power, however, the conventional rectifier cannot suppressgrid harmonics caused by other loads in the grid; and the other is toadd harmonic filtering and reactive power compensation apparatuses,however, the existing method is to add a repetitive controller, which isextremely sensitive to the grid frequency, and once the grid frequencyis not 50 Hz, the control performance will be greatly deteriorated. Inaddition, the repetitive control needs to develop specific data, thememory consumption is extremely huge, and the control is relativelydifficult.

In view of this, an embodiment of the present application provides amethod for controlling a rectifier, and the rectifier is controlled bycombining a damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model with modelpredictive control. Due to damping injection, the Hamiltoniandissipative model can weaken of a power transmission line and play arole of enhancing stability of a system, and the model predictivecontrol can compensate for the defect of a relatively slow dynamicresponse of the Hamiltonian dissipative model and accelerate theresponse time of the system, so that the rectifier can be effectivelycontrolled output a stable current.

The model predictive control is a special kind of control. Its currentcontrol action is obtained by solving an optimal control problem of afinite time-domain open loop at each sampling instant. A current statein the process is used as an initial state of the optimal controlproblem, and an optimal control sequence obtained only implements thefirst control action. Generally, model prediction has the followingadvantages: (1) the requirement for precision of a model is not high,modeling is convenient, and the process description can be obtained bysimple experiments; (2) a non-minimization described model is used, andthe system is of better robustness and stability; and (3) a rollingoptimization strategy is used instead of global one-time optimization,it can make up for uncertainty caused by factors of model mismatch,distortion and interference in time, and the dynamic performance isbetter.

Damping is an ability of a vibrating system to convert a portion ofenergy in a vibration process into another form of energy during eachvibration cycle, and in short, the amplitude of oscillations in thesystem is reduced. Large damping can accelerate the decrease of theamplitude of the system to return to a steady state. The specificperformance is: small vibration, quick stop, and stable stop.

The Hamilton's principle points out that when the system q_(I) evolvesto q_(F), its real orbit is always a condition of taking an extremum foran action I. Specifically, when infinitesimal perturbations δ_(q) _(i)and δ_((dqi/dt)) are given to generalized coordinates and velocities,the action is very stable without perturbations, that is, δ_(I)=0.Therefore, the essence of the Hamilton's principle is the stabilityprinciple of an orbit, and a particle always chooses the most stableorbit when it moves from q_(I) to q_(F). The Hamilton's principle isapplicable not only to a point system with finite degrees of freedom,but also to a point system with infinite degrees of freedom. In adissipative system, the Hamilton's principle can be used to construct aHamiltonian dissipative model to solve complex problems in thedissipative system.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of a technicalsolution of an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 1, a rectifier includes six switches Q1 to Q6 and is configured toconvert a three-phase alternating current signal into a direct currentsignal. The rectifier is also referred to as a pulse width modulation(PWM) rectifier. In the embodiment of the present application, a controlsignal for the rectifier is obtained according to the combination of adamping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model with model predictivecontrol, so that the rectifier outputs a stable current and overcomesthe influence of weak grid.

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for controlling a rectifierdisclosed in an embodiment of the present application. This method canbe used to control the rectifier in FIG. 1 .

201, active power and reactive power are determined according to sampledvoltages and sampled currents of a three-phase alternating currentsignal.

The three-phase alternating current signal is an alternating currentelectrical signal provided by a grid. The sampled voltages and thesampled currents of the three-phase alternating current signal refer tosampled values of voltage and current of the three-phase alternatingcurrent signal.

The active power refers to alternating current energy actually emittedor consumed per unit time, and is average power in a cycle. The reactivepower means that, in an alternating current circuit with reactance,although the average power of an electric field or magnetic field iszero throughout the cycle, energy is constantly exchanged between apower supply and a reactance component (for example, a capacitor, aninductor), and the maximum value of the energy exchange rate betweenthem is “reactive power”.

202, given active power is determined according to a given voltage and asampled voltage of a direct current signal.

The given voltage of the direct current signal refers to a target valueof voltage of the direct current signal converted from the three-phasealternating current signal by the rectifier, that is, a stable value ofthe circuit voltage after a period, which can be also referred to as avoltage given.

The sampled voltage of the direct current signal refers to a sampledvalue of voltage of the direct current signal converted from thethree-phase alternating current signal by the rectifier.

The given active power refers to a stable value of the active powerafter a period, that is, a target value of the active power, which canbe also referred to as active power given.

203, a target voltage vector for model predictive control is determinedaccording to the active power, the reactive power and the given activepower as well as a damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model.

The Hamiltonian dissipative model is constructed using the Hamilton'sprinciple, and the target voltage vector is obtained from the foregoingactive power, reactive power and given active power. Given reactivepower involved in the operation can be a set value, such as 0. The givenreactive power is a stable value of the reactive power after a period,that is, a target value of the reactive power, which can be alsoreferred to as reactive power given.

The target voltage vector is also referred to as an optimal voltagevector, which is a voltage vector corresponding to optimal control ofthe model predictive control.

204, the model predictive control is performed according to the targetvoltage vector, to obtain a control signal for a rectifier.

205, the rectifier is controlled according to the control signal.

In the embodiments of the present application, the rectifier iscontrolled by combining the damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipativemodel with the model predictive control. Due to damping injected, theHamiltonian dissipative model can weaken impedance of a powertransmission line and play a role of enhancing stability of a system,and the model predictive control can compensate for the defect of aslightly slow dynamic response of the Hamiltonian dissipative model andaccelerate the response time of the system, so that the rectifier can beeffectively controlled to output a stable current.

FIG. 3 is an architecture diagram of a method for controlling arectifier disclosed in an embodiment of the present application, andFIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a method for controlling a rectifierdisclosed in an embodiment of the present application. The method forcontrolling a rectifier in the embodiments of the present applicationwill be further described below with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 .

401, sampled voltages E_(a), E_(b), and E_(c) of a three-phasealternating current signal, sampled currents I_(a), I, and I_(c) of thethree-phase alternating current signal, and a sampled voltage V_(dc) ofa direct current signal are collected.

402, the sampled voltages E_(a), E_(b), and E_(c) and the sampledcurrents I_(a), I_(b), and I_(c) of the three-phase alternating currentsignal are transformed into orthogonal stationary coordinate systemvoltages E_(α) and E_(β) and orthogonal stationary coordinate systemcurrents I_(α) and I_(β) through Clark transformation.

In the embodiments of the present application, the Clarke transformationtransforms time-domain components of a three-phase system (in an abccoordinate system) into two components in an orthogonal stationarycoordinate system (αβ). αβ components and abc components of a vector canbe transformed to each other through the Clarke transformation andinverse Clarke transformation. The difference lies in that the αβcomponents and the abc components are orthogonal to each other with aphase difference of 90°, the abc components have a phase difference of220° therebetween, and these two kinds of components are all alternatingcurrent quantities.

Optionally, the Clark transformation of current and voltage is:

${\begin{pmatrix}E_{\alpha} \\E_{\beta}\end{pmatrix} = {\frac{2}{3}\begin{pmatrix}1 & {- \frac{1}{2}} & {- \frac{1}{2}} \\0 & \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} & {- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}E_{a} \\E_{b} \\E_{c}\end{pmatrix}}},{and}$ $\begin{pmatrix}I_{\alpha} \\I_{\beta}\end{pmatrix} = {\frac{2}{3}\begin{pmatrix}1 & {- \frac{1}{2}} & {- \frac{1}{2}} \\0 & \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} & {- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}I_{a} \\I_{b} \\I_{c}\end{pmatrix}}$

403, given active power P* is determined according to a given voltageV*_(dc) and a sampled voltage V_(dc) of a direct current signal.

Optionally, the given active power P* can be determined according to thegiven voltage V*_(dc) and the sampled voltage V_(dc) of the directcurrent signal as well as a proportional integral controller (PI).

The proportional integral control constructs a control deviationaccording to a given value and an actual output value, and the deviationis proportional, integral and differential to construct a controlquantity by linear combination through linear combination to control acontrolled object.

The given active power P* is determined according to the given voltageV*_(dc) and the sampled voltage V_(dc) of the direct current signal aswell as the proportional integral controller, and this method has simplealgorithm, good robustness and high reliability.

For example, the given active power P* is an output of the proportionalintegral controller, and a proportional integral transfer function ofthe proportional integral controller is:

${F(s)} = {K_{p} + \frac{K_{i}}{s}}$

Two parameters, a proportional gain K_(p) and an integral gain K_(i),constitute time constants of a closed-loop regulator. These timeconstants area equivalent to time constants for outputting loads, andcancel each other out in a structural transfer function of a closed-loopautomatic regulation system, so that the automatic regulation processloaded in the system converges in a steady state. If the time constantsof the proportional gain K_(p) and integral gain K_(i) do not match thetime constants of the regulator for outputting loads, the steady-stateprocess of the regulation system will oscillate or diverge, and thesystem cannot work normally.

404, active power P and reactive power Q are determined according to theorthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages E_(α) and E_(β) and theorthogonal stationary coordinate system currents I_(α) and I_(β).

Optionally, the active power P and the reactive power Q arerespectively:

P=E _(α) *I _(α) +E _(β) *I _(β) , Q=E _(β) *I _(α) −E _(α) *I _(β)

In the above solution, according to the voltage values E_(α) and E_(β)and the current values I_(α) and I_(β) of the orthogonal stationarycoordinate system obtained through the Clarke transformation, the activepower P and the reactive power Q are further obtained, to be introducedinto a Hamiltanian dissipative model with injected damping R_(i).

405, a d-axis component V_(d) and a q-axis component V_(q) of a targetvoltage vector are determined according to the active power P, thereactive power Q and the given active power P* as well as thedamping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model.

For this rectifier, the damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative modelis constructed using the Hamilton's principle to obtained an equation ofstate, and the active power P, reactive power Q, the given active powerP* and given reactive power Q* are brought into the equation of state toget the d-axis component V_(d) and the q-axis component V_(q) of thetarget voltage vector.

For example, the d-axis component V_(d) and the q-axis component V_(q)of the target voltage vector are respectively:

${V_{d} = {E_{m} - {\frac{2}{3}L_{g}\frac{P^{*}}{E_{m}}} + {\frac{2}{3}\omega L_{g}\frac{Q}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{g}\frac{P^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{i}\frac{\left( {P^{*} - P} \right)}{E_{m}}}}},\text{⁠}{and}$${V_{q} = {{{- \frac{2}{3}}L_{g}\frac{Q^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}\omega L_{g}\frac{P}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{g}\frac{Q^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{i}\frac{\left( {Q^{*} - Q} \right)}{E_{m}}}}},\text{⁠}{where}$${E_{m} = \sqrt{E_{\alpha}^{2} + E_{\beta}^{2}}},$

ω is an angular frequency of the three-phase alternating current signalfor indicating the change speed of the three-phase alternating currentsignal, L_(g) is a three-phase alternating current reactor inductancevalue of the three-phase alternating current signal, and R_(g) is athree-phase alternating current reactor resistance value of thethree-phase alternating current signal.

In the above solution, the impedance of the line can be weakened and thestability of the system can be enhanced through an equation of stateafter damping is injected into a public access point.

406, the d-axis component V_(d) and the q-axis component V_(q) of thetarget voltage vector are transformed into an α-axis component V_(α),and a β-axis component V_(β) of the target voltage vector throughinverse Park transformation.

The d-axis component V_(d) and the q-axis component V_(q) of the vectorare obtained by rotation transformation of the α-axis component V_(α) ofand the β-axis component V_(β) of a voltage vector, these two kinds ofcomponents can be transformed to each other through Park transformationand the inverse Park transformation, and the transformation requires anangle θ of the current grid voltage. The difference between These twokinds of components lies in that the d-axis component V_(d) and theq-axis component V_(q) of the vector are direct current, while theα-axis component V_(α), of and the β-axis component V_(β) of the voltagevector are alternating current.

The Park transformation is a transformation of coordinates commonly usedfor analyzing the operation of a synchronous motor, it projectsthree-phase currents abc of a stator substrate to a direct axis (daxis), a quadrature axis (q axis) and a zero axis (0 axis) perpendicularto a dq plane that rotate with a rotor, so as to realize diagonalizationof an electronic inductance matrix, that is, an abc coordinate system istransformed into a dq coordinate system.

Optionally, the inverse Park transformation formula of the voltagevector is:

$\begin{pmatrix}V_{\alpha} \\V_{\beta}\end{pmatrix} = {\begin{pmatrix}{\cos(\theta)} & {- {\sin(\theta)}} \\{\sin(\theta)} & {- {\cos(\theta)}}\end{pmatrix}\begin{pmatrix}V_{d} \\V_{q}\end{pmatrix}}$

407, a voltage vector closest to the target voltage vector isdetermined, and a control signal S of a rectifier is output.

The output control signal S of the rectifier is a control signal Scorresponding to the voltage vector closest to the target voltagevector.

Optionally, the control signal S of the rectifier satisfies:

S_(opt) = arg min_(s)(V_(α)^(p)(S) − V_(α))² + (V_(β)^(p)(S) − V_(β))²,${\begin{pmatrix}{V_{\alpha}^{p}(S)} \\{V_{\beta}^{p}(S)}\end{pmatrix} = {\frac{2}{3}\ \begin{pmatrix}1 & {- \frac{1}{2}} & {- \frac{1}{2}} \\0 & \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} & {- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}\end{pmatrix}SV_{dc}}},$ ${S = \begin{pmatrix}S_{a} \\S_{b} \\S_{c}\end{pmatrix}},{S_{x} \in \left\{ {0,1} \right\}},{x = \left\{ {a,b,c} \right\}}$

S has a total of eight states, correspondingly, a total of eight voltagevectors. On this basis, model predictive control is performed, thevoltage vector closest to the target voltage vector can be sought amongthe eight voltage vectors to obtain its corresponding control signalS_(opt), and the control signal S opt is output to the rectifier, so asto control the rectifier to output a stable current.

The control manner in the present application is passive control. In thepassive control, the influence of unbalanced factors from a source endand a load end, such as constant power loads and weak grid, can beoffset due to the damping injection. An object model used for modelprediction focuses on the precise prediction for the controlled object.The control signal is obtained by combining the damping-injectedHamiltonian dissipative model with the model predictive control, and thecontrol signal is directly applied to the rectifier without modulationstrategies, which improves the response speed; only one dampingcoefficient needs to be tuned, and the control parameters are easilyadjusted; and the grid frequency information is not required in thewhole process, and it is insensitive to the grid frequency, and can keepstable under the working condition of wide fluctuation of the frequency.

The method for controlling the rectifier according to the embodiments ofthe present application are described above, an apparatus forcontrolling a rectifier according to the embodiments of the presentapplication will be described below, and reference can be made to theforegoing various embodiments for the parts that are not described indetail.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for controlling arectifier disclosed in an embodiment of the present application. In theembodiment of the present application, the apparatus for controlling therectifier may include an acquiring module 501, a processing module 502,and a control module 503.

The acquiring module 501 is configured to acquire sampled voltages andsampled currents of a three-phase alternating current signal and a givenvoltage and a sampled voltage of a direct current signal;

The processing module 502 can be configured to: determine active powerand reactive power according to the sampled voltages and the sampledcurrents of the three-phase alternating current signal; determine givenactive power according to the given voltage and the sampled voltage ofthe direct current signal; determine a target voltage vector for modelpredictive control according to the active power, the reactive power andthe given active power as well as a damping-injected Hamiltoniandissipative model; and perform the model predictive control according tothe target voltage vector, to obtain a control signal for the rectifier;and

The control module 503 can be configured to control the rectifieraccording to the control signal.

In an embodiment of the present application, the processing module 502is configured to determine the given active power according to the givenvoltage and the sampled voltage of the direct current signal as well asa proportional integral controller.

In an embodiment of the present application, the processing module 502is configured to: transform the sampled voltages and the sampledcurrents of the three-phase alternating current signal into orthogonalstationary coordinate system voltages and n orthogonal stationarycoordinate system currents through Clark transformation; and determinethe active power and the reactive power according to the orthogonalstationary coordinate system voltages and the orthogonal stationarycoordinate system currents.

In an embodiment of the present application, the processing module 502is configured to: determine a d-axis component and a q-axis component ofthe target voltage vector according to the active power, the reactivepower and the given active power as well as the damping-injectedHamiltonian dissipative model; and transform the d-axis component andthe q-axis component of the target voltage vector into an α-axiscomponent and a β-axis component of the target voltage vector accordingto inverse Park transformation.

In an embodiment of the present application, the processing module 502is further configured to: determine a voltage vector closest to thetarget voltage vector; and serve a control signal corresponding to thevoltage vector closest to the target voltage vector as the controlsignal for the rectifier.

An embodiment of the present application further provides anotherapparatus for controlling a rectifier, and the apparatus includes amemory and a processor, where the memory is configured to storeinstructions, and the processor is configured to read the instructionsand execute the method according to the foregoing embodiments of thepresent application based on the instructions.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a readablestorage medium configured to store a computer program, and the computerprogram is configured to execute the method in the foregoing embodimentsof the present application.

In the embodiments of the present application, the rectifier iscontrolled by combining the damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipativemodel with the model predictive control, which can weaken impedance ofthe power transmission line, enhance stability of the system, andaccelerate the response time of the system, so as to effectively controlthe rectifier to output a stable current.

Although the present application has been described with reference tosome embodiments thereof, various modifications can be made theretowithout departing from the scope of the present application, and thecomponents therein can be replaced with equivalents. In particular, aslong as there is no structural conflict, various technical featuresmentioned in the various embodiments may be combined in any manner. Thepresent application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosedherein, and includes all technical solutions falling within the scope ofthe claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for controlling a rectifier configuredto convert a three-phase alternating current signal into a directcurrent signal, the method comprising: determining active power andreactive power according to sampled voltages and sampled currents of thethree-phase alternating current signal; determining given active poweraccording to a given voltage and a sampled voltage of the direct currentsignal; determining a target voltage vector for model predictive controlaccording to the active power, the reactive power, the given activepower, and a damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model; performingthe model predictive control according to the target voltage vector, toobtain a control signal for the rectifier; and controlling the rectifieraccording to the control signal.
 2. The method according to claim 1,wherein determining the target voltage vector for the model predictivecontrol according to the active power, the reactive power, the givenactive power, and the damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative modelcomprises: determining a d-axis component and a q-axis component of thetarget voltage vector according to the active power, the reactive power,the given active power, and the damping-injected Hamiltonian dissipativemodel; and transforming the d-axis component and the q-axis component ofthe target voltage vector into an α-axis component and a β-axiscomponent of the target voltage vector through inverse Parktransformation.
 3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the d-axiscomponent V_(d) and the q-axis component V_(q) of the target voltagevector are respectively:${V_{d} = {E_{m} - {\frac{2}{3}L_{g}\frac{P^{*}}{E_{m}}} + {\frac{2}{3}\omega L_{g}\frac{Q}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{g}\frac{P^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{i}\frac{\left( {P^{*} - P} \right)}{E_{m}}}}},\text{⁠}{and}$${V_{q} = {{{- \frac{2}{3}}L_{g}\frac{Q^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}\omega L_{g}\frac{P}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{g}\frac{Q^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{i}\frac{\left( {Q^{*} - Q} \right)}{E_{m}}}}},\text{⁠}{wherein}$${E_{m} = \sqrt{E_{\alpha}^{2} + E_{\beta}^{2}}},$ E_(α) and E_(β) arevoltages of an orthogonal stationary coordinate system, R_(i) isinjected damping, P* is the given active power, P is the active power,Q* is reactive power given, Q is the reactive power, ω is an angularfrequency of the three-phase alternating current signal, L_(g) is athree-phase alternating current reactor inductance value of thethree-phase alternating current signal, and R_(g) is a three-phasealternating current reactor resistance value of the three-phasealternating current signal.
 4. The method according to claim 1, whereinperforming the model predictive control according to the target voltagevector, to obtain the control signal for the rectifier, comprises:determining a voltage vector closest to the target voltage vector; andusing a control signal corresponding to the voltage vector closest tothe target voltage vector as the control signal for the rectifier. 5.The method according to claim 4, wherein the control signal for therectifier satisfies:S _(opt)=argmin_(s)(V _(α) ^(p)(S)−V _(α))²+(V _(β) ^(p)(S)−V _(β))²,wherein S represents the control signal, V_(α) ^(p)(S) and I_(β) ^(p)(S)are functions of S, ${\begin{pmatrix}{V_{\alpha}^{p}(S)} \\{V_{\beta}^{p}(S)}\end{pmatrix} = {\frac{2}{3}\begin{pmatrix}1 & {- \frac{1}{2}} & {- \frac{1}{2}} \\0 & \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} & {- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}\end{pmatrix}{SV}_{dc}}},{S = \begin{pmatrix}S_{a} \\S_{b} \\S_{c}\end{pmatrix}},$ S_(x) ∈ {0, 1}, x = {a, b, c},  and V_(α) and V_(β) arean α-axis component and a β-axis component of the target voltage vector.6. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the active powerand the reactive power according to the sampled voltages and the sampledcurrents of the three-phase alternating current signal comprises:transforming the sampled voltages and the sampled currents of thethree-phase alternating current signal into orthogonal stationarycoordinate system voltages and orthogonal stationary coordinate systemcurrents through Clark transformation; and determining the active powerand the reactive power according to the orthogonal stationary coordinatesystem voltages and the orthogonal stationary coordinate systemcurrents.
 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the active power Pand the reactive power Q are respectively:P=E _(α) *I _(α) +E _(β) *I _(β) , Q=E _(β) *I _(α) −E _(α) *I _(β)wherein E_(α) and E_(β) are the orthogonal stationary coordinate systemvoltages; and I_(α) and I_(β) are the orthogonal stationary coordinatesystem currents.
 8. The method according to claim 1, wherein determiningthe given active power according to the given voltage and the sampledvoltage of the direct current signal comprises: determining the givenactive power according to the given voltage and the sampled voltage ofthe direct current signal, and a proportional integral controller. 9.The method according to claim 8, wherein the given active power is anoutput of the proportional integral controller, and a proportionalintegral transfer function of the proportional integral controller is:${F(s)} = {K_{p} + \frac{K_{i}}{s}}$ wherein an input of theproportional integral controller is V*_(dc)−V_(dc), and V*_(dc) andV_(dc) are respectively the given voltage and the sampled voltage of thedirect current signal; and K_(p) and K_(i) are respectively aproportional gain and an integral gain.
 10. An apparatus for controllinga rectifier, comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing acomputer program, and the processor being configured to call thecomputer program to execute the method according to claim
 1. 11. Acomputer-readable storage medium, storing a computer program, and thecomputer program is configured to execute the method according toclaim
 1. 12. An apparatus for controlling a rectifier configured toconvert a three-phase alternating current signal into a direct currentsignal, the apparatus comprising: an acquiring module configured toacquire sampled voltages and sampled currents of the three-phasealternating current signal and a given voltage and a sampled voltage ofthe direct current signal; a processing module configured to: determineactive power and reactive power according to the sampled voltages andthe sampled currents of the three-phase alternating current signal;determine given active power according to the given voltage and thesampled voltage of the direct current signal; determine a target voltagevector for model predictive control according to the active power, thereactive power, the given active power, and a damping-injectedHamiltonian dissipative model; and perform the model predictive controlaccording to the target voltage vector, to obtain a control signal forthe rectifier; and a control module configured to control the rectifieraccording to the control signal.
 13. The apparatus according to claim12, wherein the processing module is configured to: determine a d-axiscomponent and a q-axis component of the target voltage vector accordingto the active power, the reactive power, the given active power, and thedamping-injected Hamiltonian dissipative model; and transform the d-axiscomponent and the q-axis component of the target voltage vector into anα-axis component and a β-axis component of the target voltage vectoraccording to inverse Park transformation.
 14. The apparatus according toclaim 12, wherein an α-axis component and a β-axis component of thetarget voltage vector are respectively:${V_{d} = {E_{m} - {\frac{2}{3}L_{g}\frac{P^{*}}{E_{m}}} + {\frac{2}{3}\omega L_{g}\frac{Q}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{g}\frac{P^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{i}\frac{\left( {P^{*} - P} \right)}{E_{m}}}}},\text{⁠}{and}$${V_{q} = {{{- \frac{2}{3}}L_{g}\frac{Q^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}\omega L_{g}\frac{P}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{g}\frac{Q^{*}}{E_{m}}} - {\frac{2}{3}R_{i}\frac{\left( {Q^{*} - Q} \right)}{E_{m}}}}},\text{⁠}{wherein}$${E_{m} = \sqrt{E_{\alpha}^{2} + E_{\beta}^{2}}},$ E_(α) and E_(β) areorthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages, R_(i) is injecteddamping, P* is the given active power, P is the active power, Q* isgiven reactive power, Q is the reactive power, ω is an angular frequencyof the three-phase alternating current signal, L_(g) is a three-phasealternating current reactor inductance value of the three-phasealternating current signal, and R_(g) is a three-phase alternatingcurrent reactor resistance value of the three-phase alternating currentsignal.
 15. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the processingmodule is configured to: determine a voltage vector closest to thetarget voltage vector; and use a control signal corresponding to thevoltage vector closest to the target voltage vector as the controlsignal for the rectifier.
 16. The apparatus according to claim 15,wherein the control signal for the rectifier satisfies:S _(opt)=argmin_(s)(V _(α) ^(β)(S)−V _(α))²+(V _(β) ^(p)(S)−V _(β))²,wherein S represents the control signal, V_(α) ^(p)(S) and V_(β) ^(p)(S)are functions of S, ${\begin{pmatrix}{V_{\alpha}^{p}(S)} \\{V_{\beta}^{p}(S)}\end{pmatrix} = {\frac{2}{3}\begin{pmatrix}1 & {- \frac{1}{2}} & {- \frac{1}{2}} \\0 & \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2} & {- \frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}}\end{pmatrix}{SV}_{dc}}},{S = \begin{pmatrix}S_{a} \\S_{b} \\S_{c}\end{pmatrix}},$ S_(x) ∈ {0, 1}, x = {a, b, c},  and V_(α) and V_(β) arean α-axis component and a β-axis component of the target voltage vector.17. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the processing moduleis configured to: transform the sampled voltages and the sampledcurrents of the three-phase alternating current signal into orthogonalstationary coordinate system voltages and orthogonal stationarycoordinate system currents through Clark transformation; and determinethe active power and the reactive power according to the orthogonalstationary coordinate system voltages and the orthogonal stationarycoordinate system currents.
 18. The apparatus according to claim 17,wherein the active power P and the reactive power Q are respectively:P=E _(α) *I _(α) +E _(β) *Q=E _(β) *I _(α) −E _(α) *I _(β) wherein E_(α)and E_(β) are the orthogonal stationary coordinate system voltages; andI_(α) and I_(β) are the orthogonal stationary coordinate systemcurrents.
 19. The apparatus according to claim 12, wherein theprocessing module is configured to: determine the given active poweraccording to the given voltage and the sampled voltage of the directcurrent signal, and a proportional integral controller.
 20. Theapparatus according to claim 19, wherein the given active power is anoutput of the proportional integral controller, and a proportionalintegral transfer function of the proportional integral controller is:${F(s)} = {K_{p} + \frac{K_{i}}{s}}$ wherein an input of theproportional integral controller is V*_(dc)−V_(dc), and V*_(dc) andV_(dc) are respectively the given voltage and the sampled voltage of thedirect current signal; and K_(p) and K_(i) are respectively aproportional gain and an integral gain.